Letter from Augusta: Chairman Fred Ridley content the Masters is right where it needs to be

CONTENT: Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, shakes hands with Scottie Scheffler. Pic: AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File.

Club and tournament chairman Fred Ridley faced the media for a rare encore press conference ahead of the 89th Masters, and he seems pretty content at the moment that the season’s first major is right where it needs to be.

“I hope all of you will agree that our golf course and grounds are in magnificent condition,” he said, lauding the club as well as community efforts to recover from the devastation left by Hurricane Helene seven months ago.